My name is Jessie!

Jessie is a sweet natured, 1 year old Great Pyrenese in search of her forever family.

Jessie was found running a rural neighborhood near an estate sale. One of the kids at the sale said he saw a man drive up, let Jessie out, and then drive off leaving her there.

Our vet estimates Jessie to be approximately one year old. She was already spayed, is heart worm free and has been on heart worm meds as well as flea and tick control.

Her original intake report mentioned she was a “Rescued female Pyrenees mix. Healthy and spayed. House broken and very friendly with adults and children 10 years old and above. Has shown no behavioral problems at the vets. Has obviously had a previous family. May or may not be good around other female dogs however she is generally friendly around other dogs. She has just started obedience training and is doing well."

However since being in foster we have learned so much more about this GREAT girl!

She IS a very dominant alpha personality but does very well with older, more submissive dogs. She is better with larger dogs and has not done well with terrier mixes, or our dominant females. She does seem to live puppies has has play dates with a large male Rottweiler mix who is 8 months old and she plays well with that dog.

Jessie does well with indoor cats - she may like to play but does show the need to chase indoors. Outside however...that may be a different story as she loves to CHASE in the great outdoors…cats, squirrels, rabbits, and kids.

As for children, we agree with the trainer that Jessie would do best in a home with kids age 10 or older. She is currently being fostered in a home with childern ages 7 - 11. She is not aggressive with younger children, but due to her large size she can easily knock a younger child down while playing. And she does not like kids “hugging” her or hanging on her she will not do well in a home with toddlers.

Jessie is not crate trained. At night she sleeps in a small space (bathroom). She hasn't been destructive at all to the bathroom.

Jessie is afraid of the dark so we leave a night light on for her so that she doesn’t bark! Just a little nightlight goes a LONG way with this girl!

She has been to the groomer twice. Groomer says she was well behaved during grooming but anxious in the crate.

At times if Jessie wants in the house she will bark at the door. Usually if we close the shades so she can’t see us the barking immediately stops.

She seems to be housebroken. No accidents in the house but she is currently let outside frequently. She likes to sleep in and can hold her bladder from 8:30 pm until the morning.

Jessie’s only serious “bad” habit is being a "RUNNER" ...she seems a bit determined to run from a front door. And she is serious about it…every time it opens. Her forever family will need to be cautious of this and make sure to take care when doors are opened.Fortunately she likes to ride in the car so she was willing to get in when we were able to catch up with her!

During the time she has been with us she has had only one serious medical issue. She had an anaphylactic shock reaction to an unknown source. Based on the severity of her reaction our vet believed she had been bitten or stung by something in the yard. Prior to letting her out in the yard I had just given her a new peanut butter Nylabone chewbone so just to be cautious we have not given her peanut butter or anything peanut butter flavored since then. But vet said reaction to food would be extremely rare for a dog so she was fairly confident it was a bite or sting that caused the issue.

Her only other issue has been a back knee that caused her to limp after a play date. Vet said it was a mild soft tissue injury. Not a serious injury and not a tear. But because Jessie is so active and likes to play it is hard to fully rest her knee long enough to totally heal so sometimes she is slow to get up after a big day. The good news is during that exam we decided to X-ray Jessie’s hips and back so we do know for certain that Jessie does not have hip dysplasia or any other joint abnormalities!

Jessie is doing well in obedience training. She loves to walk on a leash, and enjoys the training sessions. She can sometimes be slow to “sit” if her knee is bothering her but is otherwise very responsive and a fast learner with praise and petting as a reward.

Want to adopt Jessie? Fill out our online adoption application by visiting our website: http://www.friendswithfourpaws.org/adoption-form.html

**Please note that our dogs may be located in foster homes around NJ and the NYC area. It would be a great help to us if you can pick up your dog from transport, (which is located in Astoria) or foster home.**

**PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR PHONE NUMBER IN YOUR INQUIRY** We put a lot of time and energy into processing our adoptions to find our babies the best fit home for them. Please do not submit an inquiry if you are not serious about adopting. We are so excited to work with you to find you a new forever friend, and appreciate you working with us. For immediate consideration, please attach your application to the initial inquiry to help us expedite the process.

Our adoption fee is $475. This includes their spay/neuter surgery, full (age appropriate) vaccinations, microchip insertion and registration, deworming, heartworm testing and prevention, flea and tick prevention and travel expenses.

All of our dogs are rescued from local shelters and the general public. Each dog is then placed in a foster home where he/she is kept for a minimum of 2 weeks for quarantine, to ensure if the dog gets sick it can receive proper treatment. After the 2 week quarantine time they are spayed/neutered and fully vetted. They are then placed on the website. We have foster homes in the NJ/NY area waiting to receive their fosters. Once an animal has received an application or there's an adopter interested, we make arrangements with the waiting foster to pick the animal up from transport. If a dog is already in foster care in NYC/NJ, an adopter will be put in touch with the foster home once an application is being processed.

Thank you in advance for your patience with our process and for making adoption YOUR option!